The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-19
GENERAL TRADE.
BREADsTUFFN,

| HULL bbOAtl NONNCVON SsI iOhu lIOU
levee or depot, 81 90.
BRAN - From store, Sc; from
levee or depot, $l5@l5 so.
Corn - From store, white, 4Sc
mixed, 45c; from levee or depot
white, in bulk, 44c; in sacks, 470
47ic; mixed, in bulk, 4llc; in sacks
443c.
0ATs - From store, white, $50
mixed, 36c; from levee or depot
white, in bulk, S3c; in sacks, 343G,S5c
mixed, in bulk, $50; in sacks, SS1@
Sale.
FLoUR-From store, common, So %
family, So 20; choice, 81; fancy
"a %; extra fancy, 81 1904 rs; pat
emit, $5@5 rs.
BEAss-Navy, 81 1901 90; medium
| 81 65@l rs.
CRACKERS - Soda, extra, 4c; soda,
treble extra, 43c; extra, 7c; ginger
snaps, extra, &c; assorted jumbles, l0c.
OATMEAL-In half barrels, $2@3 25
from store.
CRACKED WHEAT-In half barrels
81 % from store.
HoMINY AND GRITs-From store, So
@3 %.
RrcE-Louisiana, 4@5Ic; Carolina
53963c.
KANSAS CRY, Mo-, April 1S.-W heat
entirely nominal; No. 2, soft each,
77Ac bid; May, sole asked. Corn
quiet; No 2. cash, S3lc bid; May, 32tC
Bid, 93ic.ssked; June, 934c bid; SIC
asked. Oats no quotations.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, April lS.-Flour
quiet, but steady and unchanged.
Wheat lower. The good rains that
fell throughout the winter wheat sec
ton removed all fears Jf damage by
drouth and brought out such pressure
to sell that the Earket collapsed and
at one time was completely democrat
ICED, finally selling a. II to 12c de-
cline. 1t sub3s quently rallied some,
but YVES quieter apd unsettled and
closed tame at 4(94c below Saturday.
No. 2 red cash, 799792c; NAV, 79s@
SOC, closing at 795c; June, 79s@79A9
S0se, closing at 795C; July, 78@7Ssc,
closing at 78sc bid; August, 7Ss@79f',
closing at 1850. Corn weaker, selling
/ to &c lower, in syn patty with wheat,
bat the demand was equal to offer.
ings; each, 35@35ic; May, 342@35c,
closing at 34B@35c; July, 37a bid. Oats
dull and lower; cash, 283@283o; Nav,
2Sc; June offered at 2Sic, bid 2731 I;
July, 26sc, bid 25bc. Rye, 56c bid,
Barley held higher, but buyers wers
slow to take hold; fancy Iowa Scotch,
zoe. Hay-Snow aud ian this morn
ing, and the movement was light in
consequence; fancy timothy enjoyed
further advance, bus other deecrip-
tions were wlthouf ca 'ge; prairie, 81
@l0.50; timothy, 50 5c@14 80. Bran
scarce and higher, at 72c at the mill.
Cornmesl steady. Receipts-Flour,
1000 brls; wheat, $4,000 bu; corn,
10000 bu; oats, $4,000 bu; rye,
meme; barley, none. shipments
Flour, $4,000 brls; wheat, $4,000 bu /;
corn, 1884, bu; oats, 81, 900 bu; rye,
none; barley, 5000 bu.
afternoon Board.--Wheat, h91c low
er. Corn dull but steady. Oats quiet
and unchanged.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 1S.-There was
a very active trade in wheat today, &C.
companied by sharp drop in prices.
The offerings were very large and came
mostly from the bull clique. The feel
ing was very uucer ain and nervous.
The report OF rain Storms throughout
the winter wheat belt created an easy
feeling, but the market appeared to
hinge very largely upon the course OF
the recognized bull leaders. The first
sales If May wheat were made at 84@
sale and the market ruled steady for
half an hour, when sharp break to
S2tc followed, under very large offer
ings, and which served to cause q semi
panic among small holders, who have
been purchasing ia expectation Of a
May "squeeze." Moderate buying
caused reaction 10 s3t'', followed by
another sharp decline TO 8Gic, sue.
ceeded by another rally to 83se, to be
again succeeded by a drop TO" S23@
82Bc, where the market res ed for the
day. The decrease of l, 1904 600 bushels
In the visible supply was somewhat
larger than had heen expected and had
a sustaining ipflneucs on Gales for n
short time. The C earings from the
seaboard were large, aggregating 594,-
600 bushels, while the rscepts at
twelve points were 247,000 bushels
TIE visible supply of corn showed a
slight decrease, and the receipts
here were light, but the mar
ket was easier in sympathy. The
price OF May dropped to 3S4@38sc, a
decline of g. from Saturdays closing
figures, and closed for the day
at $3.50. Oats were dali and heavy and
closed 3@sc lower. Ga. h quo, atoms
were 81 follows: Flour dull and I'M
changed. No. 2 spring wheat, S1t@
8lAc; No. 3 spring wheat, 73975c;
No. 2 red, 81i@S1sc; No. Q corn,
37a@3Stc; No. oats, 27392Ssc; No. .
rye,563c; No.2, barley, $4,000; No. l
f.xsssd, 81 G5; prime timothy seed,
II 67@1 SO. The leading futures ranged
as follows: Wheat No 2-April opened
at 823c, highest 823c, lowest $685., clos
ing at 8li@8lsc; May opened at 81 :,
highest safe, lowest SITE, closing at
82tc; June opened at size, highest
82c, lowest sole, closing at 8lf@8lsc;
July opened at 8lbc, highest 82c, low.
est Slc, closing at Sli@S1tc. Corn,
NO. Z-ApIll OpSheu ab OI4Cj LlRH6bL
37Bc, lowest ste, closing at 37ac;
MAY opened at SOC, highest 39bc, low
est 3St93Ssc, closing at 38lc; June
opened at 40bc, highest 40fc, lowest
39Jc, closing at 40@40sc; July opened
at 4l3c, highest 4lsc, lowest 4lsc,
closing at 4l3c. Oats, No. 2-April
opened at 27sc, highest 27lc, lowest
27sc, closing at 27sc; May opened at
2Ssc, highest 2S5c, lowest 2Ssc, clos
ing at 2Ssc; jane opened at 29ic,
highest 2S4c, lowest cote, closing at
colo; July opened at 294c, highest
294c, lowest 29fc, closing at 29tc. Re-
ceipts-Flour, 1000 brls; wheat, 49,.
600 bu; corn, $4,000 bu; oats, 1876 900
bu; rye, 1000 bu; barley, 5000 bu.
Shipments Flour, 1000 brls; wheat,
1000 bu; corn, $4,000 bu oats, 80 600
bu; rye, 5000 bu; barley, 1900 Blu.
PROVISIONS.
BUrTKR-Butterine, 10@l5c; cream
cry, 33@35c; dairy, 25@26c; country
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